For a few yr, Lauryn has been getting Salmon Semen Facials.
You learn that proper. And let’s simply say, she is obsessive about the outcomes. It improves pores and skin texture, provides you this glassy look and shrinks your pores.
So what precisely is a SALMON SEMEN FACIAL?
It’s primarily a microneedling therapy that consists of deeply filtered stem cells extracted from the DNA of salmon sperm. In a nutshell.
However we’d like WAY MORE data than that, proper? Fortunate us we’ve got Lauryn’s facialist Jamie from Imaje Pores and skin Ritual right here to reply all our questions on this distinctive process that’s gaining recognition in North America. Even Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Anniston have tried it.
Jamie is right here to inform us all concerning the origin, advantages and science behind salmon semen facials, even giving us a step-by-step of what getting one along with her seems like. And if you wish to really SEE the method, remember to watch Lauryn’s video of her expertise. She actually takes you alongside for the trip so you may know precisely what to anticipate.
So if you happen to’re into lifted, glassy, tight, clean pores and skin, this publish is for you. It may possibly additionally assist with zits scars, tighten pores, enhance brightness and tone, truthfully, all of the issues. With out additional ado, let’s welcome Jamie to the weblog.
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Introduce your self to The Skinny Confidential viewers.
Jamie Hiyama: My title is Jamie Hiyama, and I’m a licensed Esthetician working towards in Austin, TX. I used to be born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Korean mom and Japanese father. On the age of 18, I moved to Los Angeles, CA, and in 2014, I relocated to Austin, TX to additional my former profession in tech, specializing in buyer expertise. In 2019, I switched industries, opened up my very own studio in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and have been centered on bringing Korean skincare and East Asian facial practices to Austin for the final 5 years.
Are you able to inform us concerning the salmon semen facial you give Lauryn and all of the steps concerned? What can somebody anticipate once they come see you for one?
JH: The “Salmon Semen Facial” is Lauryn’s fabulous nickname for what is called PDRN/PN therapy, or in Korea, “Rejuran Healer.” PDRN and PN are acronyms for “Polydeoxyribonucleotide” and “Polynucleotide,” usually labeled as “Sodium DNA.”
PDRN and PN are naturally occurring molecules utilized in pores and skin rejuvenation remedies. These regenerative, bio-stimulating therapies originated in South Korea and have gained world recognition for his or her capacity to enhance pores and skin well being at a mobile stage.
They’re thought-about among the many finest superior skincare remedies accessible as we speak because of their distinctive regenerative properties. These remedies stimulate the manufacturing of collagen and elastin, important for sustaining pores and skin elasticity and firmness, whereas selling the restore of broken pores and skin cells and accelerating wound therapeutic.
Each PN and PDRN are used to attain more healthy, extra youthful-looking pores and skin by enhancing elasticity, tone, and texture, lowering the looks of scars and wrinkles, and enhancing the pores and skin’s pure barrier.
Not all PN/PDRN is created equal, as it’s not at all times extracted from the identical marine organism sources. It’s derived from DNA fragments of varied species, together with Keta Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Chinese language Sturgeon.
The unique use and research of PDRN centered on medical purposes (mobile regeneration, wound therapeutic, and so forth.) earlier than it will definitely made its manner into beauty use.
My private protocol for this therapy includes a cocktail of a number of stem cells which are each human and animal-based. We ship the cocktail into the pores and skin topically and mechanically utilizing microchanneling/microneedling.
STEP 1, Deep Clear: We begin with intensive cleaning, resurfacing, and decongesting of the pores and skin. We wish to guarantee there’s little or no between the pores and skin and the therapy, particularly useless pores and skin and buildup.
STEP 2, Therapy Prep: We degrease the face with a single go of alcohol, then layer the face with numbing cream for 30-40 minutes to make sure minimal discomfort.
STEP 3, Therapy: We microchannel/microneedle for 15+ minutes, relying on what number of areas of your physique we’re treating (Lauryn likes to deal with the face, neck, chest, arms, and arms).
STEP 4, Put up Care: We then go over the intensive and really particular post-care directions for the next week.
STEP 5, Comply with-Up Facial (Elective): Inside 5-7 days, the min-maxers return for an optimized end result with an entire facial that features a second spherical of the cocktail utilized to the pores and skin, labored in with a full facial therapeutic massage.
Are you aware the origin of this? We’d like to know extra about the one who determined to first do this experiment!
JH: The origin of PDRN and PN in skincare is South Korea. I don’t know who was the primary particular person to do this, however Rejuran is the corporate that has invested closely in R&D and is the main model for the beauty utility of PDRN. Whereas they maintain a major market share in Korea and are increasing to the US (they’re at the moment present process FDA approval, which is able to permit it to be injected intradermally as a biostimulant), they might not lead in innovation, as many different firms are producing superb merchandise.
What are the advantages of salmon semen on the pores and skin?
JH: You will need to be aware that whereas PN and PDRN have comparable capabilities, their key variations make them particularly appropriate for various focuses. PN is best used as an injectable biostimulant delivered via handbook injections or mesotherapy, which includes longer downtime and elevated discomfort. PDRN, particularly encapsulated inside an exosome, is finest for exterior/topical utility to handle seen points with texture and tone, permitting for simpler restoration and fewer discomfort. Right here’s how every profit your pores and skin:
Polynucleotide (PN):
Lengthy-lasting Structural Assist: PN supplies extended advantages by staying within the pores and skin longer, which helps in sustained collagen synthesis and general pores and skin regeneration.
Enhanced Collagen Synthesis: PN is more practical at stimulating the metabolic exercise of fibroblasts, resulting in elevated collagen manufacturing.
Stronger Anti-inflammatory Response: PN has a higher-ordered polymerized construction, which permits it to extra successfully modulate the immune response and cut back irritation.
Broad Pores and skin Rejuvenation: PN is superb for general pores and skin rejuvenation, making it appropriate for a variety of anti-aging remedies.
Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN):
Focused Therapeutic and Restore: PDRN is especially efficient in therapeutic and repairing broken pores and skin. It promotes tissue restore and regeneration, making it very best for treating situations like scars, wrinkles, and stretch marks.
Improved Pores and skin Hydration and Elasticity: PDRN helps enhance pores and skin hydration and elasticity, which might result in a younger look.
Enhanced Pores and skin Barrier: PDRN strengthens the pores and skin’s pure barrier, serving to to stop additional injury and keep pores and skin well being.
Biocompatibility: As a naturally occurring ingredient, PDRN has glorious biocompatibility with human pores and skin, making hostile reactions uncommon.
Anti-inflammatory Properties: PDRN works on the mobile stage to lower irritation, selling therapeutic and lowering puffiness.
Are there any negative effects? What if somebody is allergic to fish?
Negative effects from PDRN and PN are sometimes minor, resolving inside a number of days, and are often attributable to the supply technique moderately than the precise compound. For injections, negative effects could embody redness, swelling, gentle bruising, needle marks, and pores and skin bumps. For microchanneling/microneedling, negative effects could embody redness, slight swelling, and pinprick bleeding.
Both therapy may cause a short lived histamine response. Taking Benadryl, consuming loads of water, and getting sufficient sleep may help alleviate this.
Fish allergic reactions shouldn’t be a problem, as they’re attributable to the physique’s immune response to proteins in fish. PDRN consists of deeply filtered stem cells extracted from the DNA of salmon sperm. If somebody has fish allergic reactions and is anxious, they need to communicate to their allergist for affirmation.
Can or not it’s used on different elements of the physique or solely the face?
JH: It may be utilized in so some ways! Medically, it has quite a few verified strategies for therapeutic. Cosmetically, if there’s pores and skin that you simply wish to enhance, we are able to use it!
What are the advantages of microneedling and may anybody do it? Is there anybody who isn’t an excellent candidate for microneedling?
JH: Microneedling/Microchanneling has so many fantastic advantages. The science and research behind it are huge and really optimistic. It’s undoubtedly the most effective, constant, and confirmed methods to assist decrease the indicators of getting old, pores and skin texture, tone, and scarring.
It’s a mechanical strategy of managed injury that creates tiny punctures inside the pores and skin that stimulates and prompts your physique’s response to pores and skin rejuvenation. The research present us that 0.5mm depth is all you want for the overwhelming majority of beauty points and deeper is barely really obligatory for scar discount.
It helps to scale back zits scars, surgical scars, wrinkles, stretch marks and enlarged pores. It helps to enhance and clean out pores and skin texture and tone. Additionally it is recognized to assist hair development stimulation.
Whereas microneedling is usually secure for most individuals, there are specific teams who is probably not good candidates in the event that they expertise the next:
Lively Zits or Pores and skin Infections: Circumstances like chilly sores and infected zits can result in the unfold of micro organism and worsen present points.
Blood Issues: People with blood clotting problems ought to train warning.
Latest Facial Therapies: Those that have had chemical peels, surgical procedures, laser remedies, Botox, or fillers ought to wait no less than two weeks. All the time seek the advice of your practitioner about when you may safely obtain different companies afterward.
Being pregnant and Breastfeeding: Whereas there are not any direct contraindications, hormonal adjustments throughout this time could influence pores and skin sensitivity. It’s finest to comply with your physician’s recommendation on when you may start remedies post-childbirth.
Autoimmune Circumstances: Some autoimmune problems can enhance ache, discomfort, and pores and skin sensitivity, which can influence therapeutic. Seek the advice of together with your physician.
Uncontrolled Diabetes: This situation can considerably impair therapeutic.
Keloid Scarring: People vulnerable to keloid scarring, notably on the physique, is probably not appropriate candidates. Whereas keloid scarring is unlikely on the face when achieved correctly, these with a historical past of keloids ought to contemplate how their pores and skin heals from infected zits. If you happen to keloid simply on the physique, keep away from the therapy on pores and skin exterior of the face.
Why is Korea so forward of the remainder of the world with regards to skincare?
JH: As a rustic, Korea locations nice cultural worth on magnificence, a practice that dates again deep into its historical past. Jap Asian ideas typically deal with preventative care, nourishment, and well being.
Korea has “Hanbang skincare,” a department of skincare rooted in conventional practices that use herbs, plant extracts, and strategies primarily based on Conventional Korean Drugs (TKM). These pure elements are supposed to heal, soothe, hydrate, and strengthen the pores and skin’s barrier. With such an efficient basis, there’s usually a deal with innovation in messenger expertise to boost the efficacy of this holistic method.
Koreans begin their skincare routines at a younger age, and this follow will not be restricted to ladies; males in Korea additionally take nice care of their pores and skin and look. It’s a nation that prides itself on wanting one’s finest.
Since experiencing true financial development within the Nineteen Nineties, Korea has discovered to leverage expertise, popular culture, and wonder as financial drivers. They’ve lastly surpassed France within the Japanese market, which it held for almost 30 years, incomes Ok-beauty the title of “Icon of Reversal.”
Finally, Korea is forward of the remainder of the world as a result of Korean individuals’s dedication to skincare and its function as a major financial driver for such a small nation. Skincare is a lifestyle in Korea; it’s basic.
What are among the high Korean magnificence secrets and techniques you’ve discovered? Inform us the whole lot!
JH: Hydration! Hydrating and soothing toners, double cleaning with an emulsifying oil cleanser, and SPF! Reapply usually and recurrently! Facial therapeutic massage! These practices have all turn out to be very talked-about even within the West, however they stem from Korean skincare. We are able to additionally thank Japan for a lot of improvements, comparable to hyaluronic acid.
The most important “secret” is maintaining your pores and skin as hydrated as doable to permit it to do the heavy lifting, together with common facials that target facial therapeutic massage and enjoyable, superior remedies.
The West usually tries to take away the “intermediary” on this case, the esthetician, choosing direct-to-consumer options. Nonetheless, in Korea, this isn’t the norm. If you’d like good pores and skin, you may obtain that by yourself. However if you’d like nice pores and skin, you go to specialists who dedicate their time to creating pores and skin stunning.
Spend money on your face; it’s the one one you get.
What’s a e-book, podcast or useful resource you advocate about staying within the know with regards to skincare developments like this?
JH: Whereas there are TONS of influencer-based blogs and podcasts that focus closely on lower-end retail manufacturers and contours, I don’t spend a lot time in that world, because it’s not related to what I do. Shops like Olive Younger and people viral retail manufacturers are undoubtedly closely marketed to youthful audiences—it’s like our model of Ulta.
I feel social media does an excellent job of maintaining Ok-beauty related. They’re at all times discussing what’s occurring in Korea, offering an excellent mixture of retail {and professional} superior remedies.
Everybody ought to plan a magnificence journey to Korea to see the way it actually is! I’m fortunate to satisfy recurrently with different Korean skincare professionals and distributors to debate the newest developments in remedies and gadgets.
The place can everybody discover you? Pimp your self out!
JH: You could find me on Instagram at @imajeskinritual or on-line at https://imajeskinritual.com.
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What do you suppose? Will you attempt a salmon semen facial? The advantages appears too good to go up. If you happen to’re a giant fan of remedies like lasers and microneedling, remember to use our ice curler afterwards to chill and soothe your pores and skin. It’ll ease any redness and feels so good post-treatment (however not after Botox or filler – you don’t wish to transfer both round in your face after your injections.)
Be sure you comply with Jamie on IG and attain out if you happen to’d prefer to e-book along with her. Lauryn can’t get sufficient of her facials.
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